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1976

Sid James, South African-English actor (born 1913)

Sid James, South African-English actor (born 1913)

1937

South African medical researcher Max Theiler develops the yellow fever vaccine at the Rockefeller Foundation in New York

South African medical researcher Max Theiler develops the yellow fever vaccine at the Rockefeller Foundation in New York City.

1973

Andrew Mehrtens, South African-New Zealand rugby player

Andrew Mehrtens, South African-New Zealand rugby player

1968

Andy Flower, South-African-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach

Andy Flower, South-African-Zimbabwean cricketer and coach

1962

Bennie Osler, South African rugby player (born 1901)

Bennie Osler, South African rugby player (born 1901)

1987

Chris Morris, South African cricketer

Chris Morris, South African cricketer

1922

Anton Murray, South African cricketer (died 1995)

Anton Murray, South African cricketer (died 1995)

1982

Johan Botha, South African cricketer

Johan Botha, South African cricketer

1978

The South African Defence Force attacks a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola, killing about 600 people

The South African Defence Force attacks a SWAPO base at Cassinga in southern Angola, killing about 600 people.

2003

Walter Sisulu, South African activist and politician (born 1912)

Walter Sisulu, South African activist and politician (born 1912)

1889

Herbie Taylor, South African cricketer and soldier (died 1973)

Herbie Taylor, South African cricketer and soldier (died 1973)

1885

Kingsley Fairbridge, South African-Australian scholar and politician (died 1924)

Kingsley Fairbridge, South African-Australian scholar and politician (died 1924)

1880

Winifred Brunton, English-South African painter and illustrator (died 1959)

Winifred Brunton, English-South African painter and illustrator (died 1959)

1998

Allan McLeod Cormack, South African-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1924)

Allan McLeod Cormack, South African-English physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1924)

1934

Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann, South African-English lawyer and judge

Leonard Hoffmann, Baron Hoffmann, South African-English lawyer and judge

1913

Sid James, South African-English actor and singer (died 1976)

Sid James, South African-English actor and singer (died 1976)

2004

Brenda Fassie, South African singer (born 1964)

Brenda Fassie, South African singer (born 1964)

1994

Elias Motsoaledi, South African activist (born 1924)

Elias Motsoaledi, South African activist (born 1924)

1980

Kate Molale, South African activist (born 1928)

Kate Molale, South African activist (born 1928)

1977

Victor Matfield, South African rugby player, coach, and sportscaster

Victor Matfield, South African rugby player, coach, and sportscaster